Ring Road

《Ring Road（环城路）》
来自独立音乐人王皓天(Haotian) 2024年全新单曲
2024.10.25 0:00 正式上线

「全新独立制作专辑《Story of the Leaves 叶之故事》2024.12.6 全面发行」

「Ever imagine if you’re driving out of the ring road」

世界上不同国度与城镇，相似的是四通八达的路网，与圈起一座座城的环城路。许多人终其一生未曾离开家乡，而许多人一直漂泊，四海为家。当站在人生的十字路口，选择的每一个方向都通向截然不同的未来。我们时常都会思索自己该何去何从——是留在熟悉的地方，还是踏上未知的旅程。

这首歌的灵感来自于外婆的故事。在过去两年中，我对不同城市产生了复杂的归属感与情愫，让我思考起命运与人生选择之间的微妙联系。在《Ring Road》中，时间仿佛放慢了脚步。我希望这首歌带来的不仅仅是关于城市的视觉印象，更是一场探索内心深处的旅程。

作曲 Composer | Haotian Wang
作词 Lyricist | Haotian Wang
编曲 Producer & Arrangement | Haotian Wang
钢琴/采样/合成器 Piano/Sampling/Synth | Haotian Wang
小提琴/弦乐编写 Violin & Strings Arrangement | Peiran Zhao
鼓组 Drums | Erin Lee
演唱 Vocal | Haotian Wang
配唱制作 Vocal Production/Direction | Peiran Zhao / Xiaoyu (Alicia) Li
录音工程师 Recording Engineers | Xiaoyu (Alicia) Li / Peiran Zhao @Soundstage, Evanston, IL, USA
混音工程师 Mixing Engineer | Blake Sokoloff @Abbey Cat Recordings @Chicago, IL, USA
母带工程师 Mastering Engineer | Micah Simmons @Philadelphia, PA/Cleveland, OH, USA

Downtown circles, bustling crowds
Same old routines, sweep the markets, 9 to 5
Still body movements, daydream posed
Snapshot a movie trailer of the rest of life

From the top of the roof, they flea
With a flock of birds, watch over the getaway cars
Tightrope thoughts, non-stop train
Weave the wrinkles on my heart, just getting by

The what if-s are always the most dangerous thing
insinuating this town, let it be

Close your eyes,
Ever imagine, if you’re driving out of the ring road?
Are you, stuck in that small town forever?
What if, you’re never turning back around
Couldn’t you leave behind
You
You
You
You
You

Construction sites passed your lone
The rain slowly distilled a teenage dream
Singing karaoke of your old ringtone
The tune’s a portal, to the tears you swallowed

Close your eyes,
Ever imagine, if you’re driving out of the ring road?
Are you, stuck in that small town forever?
What if, you’re never turning back around
Couldn’t you leave behind?
You
You
Could you leave behind?
You
You
You are you

Wandering down the ring road
This life goes along, along
Where’d you go?
What if
What if